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Husqvarna Viking Viking Huskylock s25 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide K E E P I N G T H E W O R L D S E W I N G ™...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    This household sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household sewing machine. DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock: •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CONTENTS Machine Overview ..................4 Information Menu ..................16 Accessories .......................5 Pop-Ups ......................16 Optional Accessories ...................6 THREAD YOUR HUSKYLOCK™ General Threading Information............17 GET TO KNOW YOUR HUSKYLOCK™ Connect Foot Control and Power Supply ........7 Thread Upper Looper (green) ............18 Spool Stand .......................8 Thread Lower Looper (blue) ..............19 Telescopic Thread Stand ................8 Thread Chainstitch/Coverstitch Looper (purple) ....20...

  • Page 4: Machine Overview

    10 11 MACHINE OVERVIEW 1. Telescopic thread stand 2. Top cover thread guidess 3. Handle Touch screen Load stitch button Save stitch button Clear button Settings menu button Information button 10. Left/chainstitch needle thread tension ne tuning buttons (yellow) 11. Right needle thread tension ne tuning buttons (red) 12.

  • Page 5: Accessories

    Main Parts Behind the Front Cover 31. Upper looper 32. Lower looper 33. Chainstitch/Coverstitch looper 34. Stitch nger lever (Rolled hem lever) 35. Stationary lower cutter 36. Moveable upper cutter 37. Upper looper clutch 38. 2-thread convertor 39. Chain/Coverstitch thread guide ACCESSORIES 40.

  • Page 6: Optional Accessories

    OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES from INSPIRA ™ Optional presser feet specially prepared for this machine are available at your dealer. The snap-on type presser foot used on this machine allows easy removal and replacement. Elastic Foot, 620 08 65-96 The Elastic Foot guides and stretches narrow elastic (6-12 mm, ¼-½") as you sew it to fabric.

  • Page 7: Get To Know Your Huskylock™ S

    GET TO KNOW YOUR HUSKYLOCK™ CONNECT FOOT CONTROL AND POWER SUPPLY Among the accessories you will nd the power cord and the foot control. Note: Before plugging in the foot control, check to ensure that it is type VSM Group AB, ”FR5” (see underside of foot control). Pull out the cord from the foot control.

  • Page 8: Spool Stand

    SPOOL STAND Insert the spool stand then push to the right as illustrated. TELESCOPIC THREAD STAND Extend the telescopic thread stand to its full height, then turn until it clicks into place. Place the thread spools over the cone holders on the spool pin.

  • Page 9: Needle Information

    NEEDLE INFORMATION This overlock uses a at shank industrial needle that eliminates the possibility of inserting the needle backwards. Do not attempt to use a standard household sewing machine needle of any size or type in this overlock. Use INSPIRA™ needle EL x 705 sizes 14/90 and 12/80, supplied with this machine.

  • Page 10: Change Presser Foot

    CHANGE PRESSER FOOT Turn off the main power switch and unplug the machine. Raise the presser foot. Turn the hand wheel toward you until the needles are at the highest position. Push the red button on the back of the presser foot ankle to release the presser foot.

  • Page 11: 2-Thread Overlock Converter

    2-THREAD OVERLOCK CONVERTOR Engage the 2-thread Overlock Convertor Turn off the main power switch and unplug the machine. 2-thread overlock stitches are sewn using one needle thread and the lower looper thread. Before sewing, the 2-thread converter must be attached to the upper looper. Open the front cover.

  • Page 12: Stitch Finger Lever

    (C) and make sure the hook (D) clicks into place. EXCLUSIVE SEWING ADVISOR™ Your overlock machine has the HUSQVARNA VIKING ® Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR™ feature (see page 13). When beginning a sewing project, touch your fabric type and weight, and select the stitch you desire.

  • Page 13: Touch Screen

    TOUCH SCREEN Your HUSKYLOCK™ s25 features a Touch Screen. Here you will nd all the basic information you need to start sewing. This is also the menu where you select your stitch and adjust the settings of your stitch. Sewing mode is the rst view on the Touch Screen when turning on the machine. Your selected stitch will be shown in real size in the stitch eld.

  • Page 14: Sewing Recommendations

    Sewing Recommendations Recommendations for needle size, needle position and cutting width are always visible in the Sewing mode view. When a stitch is selected, a pop-up with extended recommendations is displayed. Set your machine according to the recommendations and touch the OK icon to close the pop-up. 10.

  • Page 15: Save Personal Stitch

    SAVE PERSONAL STITCH When you have made adjustments to a stitch you can save the adjusted stitch in your personal menu. The stitch name and number will be saved together with fabric selection, tension settings, differential feed settings and stitch length. There are 30 memories where stitches can be saved. To save the adjusted stitch, touch the Save stitch button (to the right of the display) to open the Save stitch menu.

  • Page 16: Settings Menu

    SETTINGS MENU Touch the Settings button to open the settings menu. Here you can adjust the machine settings. Touch the Settings button again to close the settings menu and save the changes in the machine memory. The changes in settings are saved after turning off the machine. Display Contrast Change the contrast on the touch screen to suit your needs by touching - or +.

  • Page 17: General Threading Information

    THREAD YOUR HUSKYLOCK™ GENERAL THREADING INFORMATION A color coded diagram is located inside the front cover for quick reference. Always start threading the loopers and then the needles from right to left. See the table below for recommendations on what needles and thread to use for different fabric weights. Tip: Your new machine is threaded to sew a standard overlock.

  • Page 18: Thread Upper Looper (Green)

    THREAD UPPER LOOPER (GREEN) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.

  • Page 19: Thread Lower Looper (Blue)

    THREAD LOWER LOOPER (BLUE) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.

  • Page 20: Thread Chainstitch/Coverstitch Looper (Purple)

    THREAD CHAINSTITCH/ COVERSTITCH LOOPER (PURPLE) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.

  • Page 21: Thread Right Needle (Red)

    THREAD RIGHT NEEDLE (RED) B on needle clamp) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.

  • Page 22: Thread Left Needle (Yellow)

    THREAD LEFT NEEDLE (YELLOW) (A on needle clamp) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.

  • Page 23: Thread Left/Chainstitch Needle (Yellow)

    THREAD LEFT/CHAINSTITCH NEEDLE (YELLOW) D on needle clamp) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.

  • Page 24: Thread Coverstitch Needles

    THREAD COVERSTITCH NEEDLES Thread the needles in following order: right (E) - middle (D) - left (C) Threading the Right Coverstitch Needle (green) (E on the needle clamp) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1).

  • Page 25: Thread Your Huskylock

    Thread Middle Coverstitch / Chainstitch Needle (red) (D on the needle clamp) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.
  • Page 26 Thread Coverstitch Left Needle (yellow) C on needle clamp) • Raise the presser foot to release tension discs. • Pass the thread from back to front through the thread guide on the thread stand (1). • Thread the top cover thread guide by pulling the thread towards the left until it slips under the guide.

  • Page 27: Needle Threader

    NEEDLE THREADER To make threading the needles easier, use the needle threader included with the accessories. Turn the handwheel so the needles are in their highest position and lower the presser foot. Make sure one of the rectangular markings of the needle threader is pointing upwards.

  • Page 29: Stitches & Sewing Techniques

    & STITCHES SEWING TECHNIQUES STITCH OVERVIEW Below, nd a stitch overview of all the Huskylock s25 stitches. When selecting fabric and stitch, settings for tension, stitch length, differential feed and presser foot pressure are set automatically. The table shows the settings that need to be done manually.
  • Page 30 STITCH 4-THREAD OVERLOCK For all seams where stretch or give is A and B • • • • needed, such as neck edges, side seams, sleeves, etc. Specialty techniques can be done with a 4-thread overlock seam such as gathering, applying piping with the optional piping foot and elastic with the optional elastic foot.
  • Page 31 STITCH 3-THREAD NARROW EDGE For sewing two layers of stretchy fabric or • • • overcasting a single layer of light fabric. Popular for creating decorative tucks. Use decorative threads in the loopers and regular thread in the needle. Use different colors in the loopers to get an interesting effect.
  • Page 32 STITCH 3-THREAD STRETCH OVERLOCK For sewing extra stretchy fabrics. Add A and B • • • additional stretch by using a stretchy type thread in the loopers. Change the thread tension accordingly. 3-THREAD ROLLED EDGE (page 36) • • • For edging lightweight fabrics.
  • Page 33 STITCH 2-THREAD FLATLOCK, WIDE (page 32) For sewing stretchy fabrics together with • • a decorative effect either with the atlock side or the ladder stitch side. Create varying effects by threading the loopers with decorative thread. Converter required. 2-THREAD WRAPPED OVERLOCK, WIDE •...
  • Page 34 STITCH COVERSTITCH, WIDE (page 36) C and E – • • • For hems on stretch fabrics and for decorative effects on all kind of fabrics. Use decorative thread in looper for embellishment. COVERSTITCH, NARROW (page 36) C and D –...

  • Page 35: Start Sewing

    START SEWING Pin Placement When securing the fabric pieces using pins, insert straight pins to the left of the presser foot. The pins will be easy to remove and are away from the cutters. Warning: Sewing over pins will damage and might destroy the cutting edge of the cutters.

  • Page 36: Rolled Edge Sewing

    ROLLED EDGE SEWING The rolled edge stitch is appropriate for lightweight fabrics such as lawn, voil, organdy, crepe, etc. The rolled edge is achieved by adjusting the thread tension to make the fabric edge roll under the fabric while overlocking. Adjust the thread tension to change the degree of rolling.

  • Page 37: Flatlock Sewing

    FLATLOCK SEWING A atlock stitch is made by sewing the seam and pulling the fabric apart to atten the seam. The atlock stitch can be used both as a decorative construction stitch, sewing two pieces together (Standard atlock stitch), or for embellishment on only one piece of fabric (Ornamental atlock stitch).

  • Page 38: Chainstitch Sewing

    CHAINSTITCH SEWING Sew in Circles (only suitable for heavy and medium weight fabrics) The Chainstitch is sewn with two threads, one needle and one looper. Normally, the machine trims the fabric edge while The extension table has 13 holes in it used to sew in circles. the seam is being sewn.

  • Page 39: Stitch Adjustments

    STITCH ADJUSTMENTS STITCH WIDTH ADJUSTMENTS 6 mm 9 mm 4 mm The stitch width can be increased or decreased by changing the needle position or with the cutting width dial. Width Adjustment by Changing Needle Position A) When only the left needle, or when both needles are used the stitch width is 6 mm.

  • Page 40: Differential Feed Adjustment

    DIFFERENTIAL FEED ADJUSTMENT The differential feed system consists of two sets of feed teeth arranged one behind the other. Both feed teeth work independently of each other to give perfect results when sewing on speciality fabrics. When the amount of feed by the front feed teeth is changed in relation to the feed by the rear feed teeth it will “stretch”...

  • Page 41: Fine Tuning Tension Settings

    FINE TUNING TENSION SETTINGS Thread tension is automatically set when selecting a stitch but it may have to be ne tuned depending on: • Type and thickness of the fabric • Needle size • Size, type and bre content of the thread See page 14 for how to adjust the thread tension settings.

  • Page 43: Machine Maintenance

    MACHINE MAINTENANCE An overlock machine requires more frequent maintenance than a conventional sewing machine since a lot of lint is produced when the cutters are cutting the fabric. Also an overlock runs at a very high speed and needs to be oiled frequently to lubricate the internal working parts.

  • Page 44: Replacing The Movable Upper Cutter

    The movable upper cutter should be changed when it becomes dull. The upper cutter can be replaced according to the following directions. If you are having any dif culties, consult your authorized HUSQVARNA VIKING® dealer. • Open the front cover and set the movable upper cutter (1) in S position (See page 11).

  • Page 45: Trouble Shooting

    If you have followed the troubleshooting information and still have problems, take your overlock machine to your HUSQVARNA VIKING dealer. If there is a speci c problem, it is a great help to test sew with your thread on a scrap of ®...

  • Page 46: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Sewing speed Maximum 1100 stitches/min Stitch length 1.0 - 4.0 mm Differential feed ratio 1:0.6 - 1:2 Overlock stitch width Left needle: 5.0 - 7.0 mm Right needle: 3.0 - 5.0 mm Coverstitch: 3.0 - 6.0 mm Needle bar stroke 27 mm Presser foot rise 4.5 mm...

  • Page 47: Intellectual Property

    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VIKING, KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING & Design, HUSKYLOCK, SEWING ADVISOR, and INSPIRA are trademarks of KSIN Luxembourg II, S.ar.l. HUSQVARNA and the “crowned H-mark” are trademarks of Husqvarna AB. All trademarks are used under license by VSM Group AB.
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